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happen for 9ja,small boy want his aressted... want my dad arrested abandoning me - Boy, 9, thrown out by stepdad over witchcraft
9-year old Emmanuel Ironbar who made news after his stepfather sent him of their home in Calabar over claims he
is a wizard, has spoken to reporters about his predicament. .
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Speaking to punch said; “I have slept outside for some months now. I cannot remember how long that was
before I was rescued. I was never sent to school, but I take my younger siblings to school, every day on the request
of my mother. I also wish to go to school.” .
.
The young child who started sleeping in a building located at No. 28B, Yellow Duke Street in the Calabar, Cross River
State, was sent out by his stepfather, Ubong Akpan, on a claim from a church that the nine-year-old was a witch. .
.
Emmanuel's case came to light after a Facebook post by one Chris Inyang, went viral. The child is now in the custody
of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative in Calabar.
.
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“My father runs his business at the Etim-Edem Park in Calabar. My mother married another man after she left him.
She has three other children for my father. She also has a boy and a girl for my stepfather. .
.
In all, I have five siblings. I was staying with my mother before my stepfather sent me parking because they claimed I
was a witch. When they sent me out initially, I was sleeping beside a church. I later moved to an abandoned shop. .
.
I was always afraid at night. Sometimes, my mother would sneak out of the house to give me food whenever am
starve
9-year old Emmanuel Ironbar who made news after his stepfather sent him of their home in Calabar over claims he
is a wizard, has spoken to reporters about his predicament. .
.
Speaking to punch said; “I have slept outside for some months now. I cannot remember how long that was
before I was rescued. I was never sent to school, but I take my younger siblings to school, every day on the request
of my mother. I also wish to go to school.” .
.
The young child who started sleeping in a building located at No. 28B, Yellow Duke Street in the Calabar, Cross River
State, was sent out by his stepfather, Ubong Akpan, on a claim from a church that the nine-year-old was a witch. .
.
Emmanuel's case came to light after a Facebook post by one Chris Inyang, went viral. The child is now in the custody
of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative in Calabar.
.
.
“My father runs his business at the Etim-Edem Park in Calabar. My mother married another man after she left him.
She has three other children for my father. She also has a boy and a girl for my stepfather. .
.
In all, I have five siblings. I was staying with my mother before my stepfather sent me parking because they claimed I
was a witch. When they sent me out initially, I was sleeping beside a church. I later moved to an abandoned shop. .
.
I was always afraid at night. Sometimes, my mother would sneak out of the house to give me food whenever am
starve
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